Timor-Leste—Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #56 of 217Updated May 2026
Latest Value
55.1%
2024
YoY Change
-2.7%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#56
of 217 countries
Maximum
77.7%
2008
Minimum
55.1%
2024
CAGR
-1.4%
25 years
Last
55.1%
Previous
56.6%
Highest
77.7%
Lowest
55.1%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Timor-Leste's youth dependency ratio was 55.1% in 2024, ranking #56 out of 217 countries. This represents a -2.7% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 77.7% (2008) and the lowest was 55.1% (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.1% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.4% |
Top Countries — Youth Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100.3% | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 91.7% | 2024 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 90.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | Mali | 89.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Chad | 88.9% | 2024 |
| 7 | Burundi | 84.7% | 2024 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 84.3% | 2024 |
| 9 | Angola | 84.0% | 2024 |
| 10 | Uganda | 80.2% | 2024 |